October 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,554 new coronavirus cases, with 38 deaths, again breaking 1-day record – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-again-breaks-1-day-case-record-with-4554-/7079613/
— Chicago ranked ‘rattiest city’ by Orkin pest control for 6th straight year
https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/were-no-1-chicago-ranked-most-rat-infested-city-6th-year-in-a-row/7076439/

NBC5
— Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin Each Broke Coronavirus Case Records Friday It marks the second day in a row each of the three states have set records in the category as the virus continues to grip the Midwest. – Katy Smyser
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-indiana-and-wisconsin-each-broke-coronavirus-case-records-friday/2355142/
— Virus Surges in Key Battleground States as Election Nears Some residents who have always voted in person on Election Day are reconsidering a lifetime tradition – Scott Bauer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/virus-surges-in-key-battleground-states-as-election-nears/2355072/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials report new highest one-day COVID-19 case total — 4,554 — and 38 additional deaths as statewide positivity rate rises above 5%
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201016-5awmiipgbngazixsrminl3iipa-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Highland Park to allow sales of recreational marijuana – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-highland-park-allow-recreational-dispensaries-tl-1022-20201016-y2eatewvmfgyja6yygnznrqdtu-story.html
— Big Tech slaps The New York Post to shield Joe Biden – JOHN KASS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and d) the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me because of the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-new-york-post-kass-20201016-qm7tr4uag5hcnlpihn7ovj6bse-story.html
— House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-campaign-fundraising-legal-fees-20201016-2kuyt2bucfhq3fqg2hcyeeria4-story.html
— Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx, Republican challenger Pat O’Brien face off in a Cook County state’s attorney’s race defined by extraordinary climate of 2020 – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kim-foxx-pat-obrien-cook-county-2020-states-attorney-race-20201017-dydk4jsbrjgknkjkvyey5eratm-story.html
— Why we demand more than the broken construct of ‘diversity’ – ADRIENNE R. BROWN AND EVE L. EWING (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-diversity-race-20201016-fdc7geugk5f2lavlvlwet5wu74-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top cop Johnson had 10 drinks before falling asleep behind the wheel, was allowed to drive home without a field sobriety test: watchdog A year after the incident that caused Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson’s downfall, Inspector General Joe Ferguson’s long-awaited report details an elaborate police cover-up by seven of the fired superintendent’s underlings. – Fran Spielman and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/16/21519416/chicago-police-department-eddie-johnson-cover-up-inspector-general-report

DAILY HERALD
— Casten, Ives each raise more than $1 million in 6th Congressional District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201016/casten-ives-each-raise-more-than-1-million-in-6th-congressional-district-race

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois on track to lose congressional seats, electoral votes – Darren Iozia
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Illinois-on-track-to-lose-congressional-seats-15653656.php

SOUTHERN
— Partisan battle over Illinois Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending – SARAH MANSUR
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/partisan-battle-over-illinois-supreme-court-race-could-exceed-6-million-in-spending/article_4e508726-f511-51ea-9d6c-6a954ce5a68e.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 20,000 COVID-19 cases as county reports record 338 new infections Region’s positivity rate increases to 7.4% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/16/dupage-county-surpasses-20-000-covid-19-cases-as-county-reports-record-338-new-infections/agbe1rs/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett – TOM GJELTEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/needing-support-catholic-women-democrats-are-careful-amy-coney-barrett#stream/0

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— College of DuPage Board Chairman Frank Napolitano Not Seeking Re-election
https://www.cod.edu/news/2020/october/napolitanoelection.aspx

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Yard Sign Suggests Googling “Jack Franks Investigation”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/yard-sign-suggests-googling-jack-franks-investigation/
— Mike Buehler Hits Franks’ Springfield Problem in First Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mike-buehler-hits-franks-springfield-problem-in-first-mailing/
— Franks Campaign Receipts in October
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/franks-campaign-receipts-in-october/
— $100,000 Algonquin Township Freedom of Information Suit Settlement Not Acceptable to Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/100000-algonquin-township-freedom-of-information-suit-settlement-not-acceptable/
— McHenry County Seems Set on Following Cook County Board’s Financial Example
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mchenry-county-seems-set-on-following-cook-county-boards-financial-example/
— Pritzker Not Sending of Thousands to Local Democratic Party This Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/pritzker-not-sending-tens-of-thousand-to-local-democratic-party-this-year/
— Franks Brings In, Spends Pretty Much Nothing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/franks-brings-in-spends-pretty-much-nothing/
— Did Hate Lead Defacing of Two Trump Billboards?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/message-of-the-day-hate/
— Democratic Party Judicial Candidate Loans Campaign $47,500
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/democratic-party-judicial-candidate-loans-campaign-47500/
— IL-06/IL-14: Third Quarter Fundraising Favors Incumbents in Local Congressional Races
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/housefecq32020/
— Trump Rally in South Elgin Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/trump-rally-in-south-elgin-saturday/
— Sager Hits Reick with DUI Conviction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/sager-hits-reick-with-dui-conviction/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA Endorses Jeanne Ives in the 6th Congressional District – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/15571/

CAPITOL FAX
— 4,554 new cases, 38 additional deaths, 2,016 in hospitals, 5.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/16/4554-new-cases-38-additional-deaths-2016-in-hospitals-51-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— RNC files FEC complaint against Twitter following censorship of Hunter Biden emails – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rnc-files-fec-complaint-against-twitter-following-censorship-of-hunter-biden-emails
— Twitter and Facebook employees donate over 90% to Democrats, conservative watchdog finds – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-and-facebook-employees-donate-over-90-to-democrats-conservative-watchdog-finds

BREITBART
— 13 Shot, 2 Fatally, Thursday Alone in Mayor Lori Lighfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/report-13-shot-2-fatally-thursday-alone-in-mayor-lori-lighfoots-chicago/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Kamala spokesman, Democrat PAC staffer now hold top communications posts at Twitter, Facebook The connection raises serious concerns about political biases and free speech on social media. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/kamala-spokesman-democrat-pac-staffer-now-hold-top-comms-posts-at-twitter-facebook

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Social Media vs. the American Right – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/social-media-vs-the-american-right/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans increasingly seek distance from Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/521433-republicans-increasingly-seek-distance-from-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— The federal deficit balloons to $3.1 trillion, underscoring the challenges to the economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/16/business/us-economy-coronavirus#budget-deficit-record

WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court will review Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from calculations for congressional seats – Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-census-undocumented-immigrants/2020/10/16/cf8288be-0f51-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
— Why Indian Americans are not becoming Republicans any time soon – Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur and Milan Vaishnav
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/why-indian-americans-are-not-becoming-republicans-any-time-soon/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Sorry, Republicans. Social media companies aren’t obligated to spread your lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/16/sorry-republicans-social-media-companies-arent-obligated-spread-your-lies/

NPR
— Trump And Republicans Raise $248 Million In September, Lagging Biden, Democrats – BENJAMIN SWASEY (DIERSEN: What discouragers you from making political contributions? Ever-increasingly, my wife and I are spending more than my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and our Social Security (SS). My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me including forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My SS is dramatically less because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/924362863/trump-and-republicans-raise-248-million-in-september-lagging-democrats

October 13 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Arwady Expects Chicago to Reach 400 Cases Per Day This Week, a Number She Has Long Warned About. Previously, Arwady had said an average of 400 cases per day would likely mean a rollback to phase three of the city’s reopening plan.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/arwady-expects-chicago-to-reach-400-cases-per-day-this-week-a-number-she-has-long-warned-about/2353489/
— Pritzker’s Cousin Contributes $500K to Defeat Governor’s Graduated Income Tax Proposal – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzkers-cousin-contributes-500k-to-defeat-governors-graduated-income-tax-proposal/2353205/

CBS2
— Chicago Early Voting Sites Opening Wednesday, And That Will Benefit Mail-In Voters Too – Tim McNicholas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/13/chicago-early-voting-sites-opening-wednesday-and-that-will-benefit-mail-in-voters-too/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Indiana, 3 other states added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-3-other-states-added-to-chicagos-travel-quarantine-list
— Kyle Rittenhouse won’t be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-wont-be-charged-for-gun-offense-in-illinois-prosecutors
— Social Security checks will increase 1.3% in 2021
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/social-security-checks-will-increase-1-3-in-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State tops 9,000 fatalities as Indiana added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list; 2,851 new cases and 29 deaths reported Tuesday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201013-5vv3em2oandltapbo7dxsbhoam-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Young people are calling out racism at elite Chicago high schools, seeking reforms in admissions, culture and curriculum: ‘A change needs to happen’ – SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-high-schools-racism-claims-social-media-20201013-6tzhmo653jajhaw5qberfduhky-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-michigan-militia-donald-trump-joe-biden-page-20201013-xmkhit5mmzcfddqt6k2hg6j6oa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot’s worry: how Amy Coney Barrett on Supreme Court will impact gay marriage “What should I tell my daughter — that somehow now my wife and I are no longer married? That we’re no longer legitimately recognized in the eyes of the law? That is dangerous, dangerous territory,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/13/21514853/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-lightfoot-gay-same-sex-marriage-constitution
— We see that you applied for a mail-in ballot! We’ve got an eye on you, buddy. It feels like an invasion of my privacy as a voter. Intimidation by implication. – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/13/21514517/illinois-early-voting-privacy-fair-tax-amendment-phil-kadner-2020-election

DAILY HERALD
— Kevin Coyne: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/kevin-coyne-candidate-profile-dupage-county-board-district-5
— Authorities: Antioch teen obtained rifle used in Kenosha shootings in Wisconsin – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/authorities-antioch-teen-obtained-rifle-used-in-kenosha-shootings-in-wisconsin

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— It’s Pritzker vs. Pritzker on ‘fair tax’ now Jennifer Pritzker donates $500,000 to fight the graduated tax amendment backed by her cousin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker—the latest salvo in one of the most expensive ballot initiatives in Illinois history. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/its-pritzker-vs-pritzker-fair-tax-now

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane judge race heats up as Pedersen’s ads link Flood to Trump Flood: ‘This ad is misleading and false’ – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/10/13/kane-judge-race-heats-up-as-pedersens-ads-link-flood-to-trump/abe4bkr/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Donald Trump, Jr., in Woodstock Today
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/donald-trump-jr-in-woodstock-today/
— IL-Sen/IL-06/IL-14/IL-17/MT-Sen: Illinois’ Jon Zahm Interview with Patriots In Tune
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/zahm101320/
— Rejection of Jack Franks by 2016 Republican Supporter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/message-of-the-day-rejection/
— The Algonquin Trump Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/the-algonquin-trump-rally/
— IL-14: Underwood Named “Enemy of the Taxpayer”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/il-14-underwood-named-enemy-of-the-taxpayer/
— GOP County Board Chairman Candidate Mike Buehler Rolls Out Second Radio Ad, Doesn’t Hold Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/gop-county-board-chairman-candidate-mike-buehler-rolls-out-second-radio-ad/
— Pro-Life Mask Compares Covid-19 Science with Conception Science
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/message-of-the-day-a-mask-3/
— Jack Franks Spends a Bit of Time Attacking Coroner Candidate Michael Rein for Not Wearing a Mask, No Mention of Franks Going Maskless
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/jack-franks-spends-a-bit-of-time-attacking-coroner-candidate-michael-rein-for-not-wearing-a-mask/
— Trump Rally This Afternoon at Bull Valley Country Club
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/donald-trump-jr-in-woodstock-today/

CAPITOL FAX
— VBM applications are 8 times higher than the same period four years ago
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/vbm-applications-are-8-times-higher-than-the-same-period-four-years-ago/
— 2,851 new cases, 29 additional deaths, 1,848 in hospitals, 4.5 percent positivity rate, state surpasses 9,000 deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/2851-new-cases-29-additional-deaths-1848-in-hospitals-45-percent-positivity-rate-state-surpasses-9000-deaths/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former White House doctor says Biden ‘not up to the job’ mentally – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/13/ronny-jackson-joe-biden-not-job-mentally/

FOX NEWS
— Trump claims Biden’s ‘dementia’ is ‘rapidly getting worse’ after campaign trail gaffes Biden made a pair of slipups while speaking on the campaign trail Monday – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-dementia-getting-worse-campaign-gaffes

EPOCH TIMES
— Over 30,000 Health Experts Sign Declaration Against COVID-19 Lockdowns Declaration by 3 epidemiologists from Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford elicits support and criticism – OMID GHOREISHI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-30000-health-experts-sign-declaration-against-covid-19-lockdowns_3537277.html

THE HILL
— Trump dismisses ‘Fake News’ reports that his campaign is low on money – MARINA PITOFSKY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520720-trump-dismisses-fake-news-reports-that-his-campaign-is-low-on-money

CNN
— Romney cites Trump’s rhetoric as he denounces ‘vile’ state of American politics – Devan Cole (DIERSEN: Who denounces Trump? Overwhelmingly, those who denounce Trump are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/mitt-romney-trump-pelosi-kamala-harris-attacks/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— More than 20 states have set records for new coronavirus infections in recent days
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/13/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

USA TODAY
— Biden: I prayed for Trump’s COVID recovery but he’s not ‘chastened’ – Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of, who have the leaders chastised and why? I should write a book about the present/past leaders of the following, who they chastised, and why: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/13/2020-election-updates-barrett-hearings-continue-trump-campaigns/5969097002/

October 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Columbus Day: Italian-American group holds rally, calls for Chicago to return Christopher Columbus statues
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/italian-american-group-holds-columbus-day-rally/6963469/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,742 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2742-new-coronavirus-cases-13-deaths/6970678/
— President Trump tests negative for COVID ‘on consecutive days,’ physician says
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-doctor-president-tests-negative-for-covid-on-consecutive-days/6975805/

NBC5
— Sharp Divide Over Barrett Nomination Comes Into Focus as Local Leaders Weigh In During Hearing – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/sharp-divide-over-barrett-nomination-comes-into-focus-as-local-leaders-weigh-in-during-hearing/2352899/
— Pritzker Offers Trump 5 ‘Exciting Places to Go’ in Illinois After President’s Tweet The Illinois governor publicly called out Trump for his work as president and his current place in the polls
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-offers-trump-5-exciting-places-to-go-in-illinois-after-presidents-tweet/2352670/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Protesters knock down Roosevelt and Lincoln statues in Portland – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-knock-down-roosevelt-and-lincoln-statues-in-portland
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Historians have said Roosevelt expressed hostility toward Native Americans, once saying: “I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every 10 are …” Protesters spray-painted “Dakota 38” on the base of Lincoln’s statue, referencing the 38 Dakota men Lincoln approved to have hanged after the men were involved in a violent conflict with white settlers in Minnesota.)

WGN TV
— Diversity Employment Day (DIERSEN: Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgntv.com/community/diversity-employment-day-3/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Auditor: Candidates present their ideas, why to choose them and not their opponent
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-auditor-candidates-st-1014-20201012-aveh4q4apzffbhgypskpnqnw6q-story.html
— Kane recorder candidates focus on budget, customer service – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-recorder-st-1013-20201012-5gwrx7yhabaexaxfa6g7ngrdti-story.html
— The pandemic left election officials scrambling for judges in March. But extra pay and a law that allows younger workers has them optimistic about Nov. 3. – DAN PETRELLA and KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-illinois-election-judge-recruitment-coronavirus-20201012-ucx7rknsfzefxfbur2guqmj5ea-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Politicians renew call to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day “Today must be the last day our state recognizes Columbus Day as a state holiday,” state Rep. Delia Ramirez said. – Michael Lee (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those whose ancestors immigrated more recently focus on getting rid of those whose ancestors immigrated earlier.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/10/12/21512802/indigenous-peoples-day-replace-columbus-day-illinois-state-holiday
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump was complicit in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Right-wing domestic terrorism doesn’t fester in a vacuum.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/12/21513347/michigan-right-wing-militia-kidnap-gretchen-whitmer-proud-boys-jesse-jackson

DAILY HERALD
— Suratwala v. Puchalski: Candidates differ on shrinking the size of DuPage County Board – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201012/candidates-differ-on-shrinking-the-size-of-dupage-county-board

NORTHWEST HERALD
— ‘That’s like not believing in gravity’: Casten, Ives spar over COVID-19 relief, climate change in debate – Russell Lissau
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/10/12/thats-like-not-believing-in-gravity-casten-ives-spar-over-covid-19-relief-climate-change-in-debate/acdzxqa/

HERALD & REVIEW
— President Trump mentions Illinois in early-morning cascade of tweets – Nick Vlahos
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/president-trump-mentions-illinois-in-early-morning-cascade-of-tweets/article_e446b97b-0021-50de-b3a7-694798cda590.html

WIFR
— Pres. Trump coming to Janesville on Saturday – Nick Viviani
https://www.wifr.com/2020/10/12/pres-trump-coming-to-janesville-on-saturday/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Half-Billion Spent On Recreational Marijuana In 9 Months Cannabis sales set another record in September, bringing total spending on adult-use cannabis to more than $530 million. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/half-billion-spent-recreational-marijuana-9-months

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Honoring Columbus Day and American tradition Columnist Ray Hanania looks at the misguided attacks against Christopher Columbus, Presidents Washington & Lincoln; and Orland Park myths – Ray Hanania
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/honoring-columbus-day-american-tradition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT’S OPENING STATEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/judge-amy-coney-barretts-opening-statement.html
— 73% SAY RELIGIOUS FAITH SHOULD NOT BE A SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE’S DETERMINING FACTOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/73-say-religious-faith-should-not-be-a-supreme-court-candidates-determining-factor.html
— DI LEO: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, AMBASSADOR OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/christopher-columbus-ambassador-of-western-civilization.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump demands FBI focus on Antifa after riot declared in Portland – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/12/donald-trump-demands-fbi-focus-antifa-after-riot-d/
— Trump comes back negative for coronavirus on antigen test, White House doc says – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/12/trump-comes-back-negative-coronavirus-antigen-test/

GOPUSA
— Fauci Again Runs To CNN To Whine And Complain
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96208

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why We Should Question The Narrative On Masks For all the science-signaling of its advocates, it’s fairly obvious that mask mania is a psychological affair. – BRIAN JONES (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout a) that to not wear a mask is to shout your support for Trump and b) that to wear a mask is to shout your hatred of Trump.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-we-should-question-the-narrative-on-masks/

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Portland rioters topple Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt statues in ‘day of rage’ against Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-rioters-topple-lincoln-roosevelt-statues

NEWSMAX
— Conservative Jeanne Ives Coming on Strong in Ill-6 – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/ives-casten-rouner-nfib/2020/10/12/id/991560/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats: It’s Trump’s Fault We’re Burning Down American Institutions The left and the right agree that American institutions are under attack. They just disagree on what those institutions are and who’s doing the attacking. – Elle Reynolds
https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/12/american-institutions-are-under-attack-but-not-by-president-trump/

THE HILL
— Protesters arrested on first day of Barrett hearings – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/520670-protesters-arrested-on-first-day-of-barrett-hearings

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters love hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who claim to ne religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/never-trump-republicans.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump gives update on when states that don’t vote for him are going to Hell – BRIAN NIEMIETZ
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-new-york-california-illinois-hell-20201012-ykk5inisszfzdoj3qe6x2wl7ae-story.html

CONVERSATION
— Will German Americans again put Donald Trump over the top in the presidential election? – Martin LaMonica (DIERSEN: National origin discrimination is nasty. Religious discrimination is nasty. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have used the following against me the most: a) my being 100% German national origin, b) my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) my living in Crete 1948-1972. I would focus on those who would not have taken adverse actions against me if I had shared their national origin and/or religion.)
https://theconversation.com/will-german-americans-again-put-donald-trump-over-the-top-in-the-presidential-election-146283

(FROM THE ARTICLE: German Americans paved Donald Trump’s road into the White House in 2016 through Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. This ethnic group barely receives attention in American media and politics. The Midwest, home to many German Americans, is a battleground for the 2020 presidential election. Will this inconspicuous group yet again cast the deciding votes in the upcoming election? The German American experience Forty-four million Americans claim German ancestry. They constitute a large white heritage group in the United States, and the largest by far in the Midwest. Between 1850 and 1890, Germans arrived in the millions to settle in the U.S. German American farmers and workers transformed the frontier wilderness into farmland and fueled the Midwestern region’s industrialization with manpower and entrepreneurial spirit. Politically, they were never a unified voting bloc. Many were freethinkers, fighting against slavery and for women’s suffrage. They founded newspapers and led labor movements. Others were leading Evangelicals, forming the Missouri Synod, one of the most conservative religious bodies of the country. For decades, political parties vied for the vote of this heterogeneous immigrant group. Things changed in the wake of two world wars. To avoid stigmatization, German Americans stopped speaking German, anglicized their German names and became outwardly more American than any other European immigrant group. As a result, most contemporary German Americans have lost an authentic connection to their cultural heritage. Unlike other ethnic groups, they do not collectively link their identity to political action. Yet, despite this low level of community organization and activism, German Americans show common voting patterns. ‘Ghost pain of the past’ Today’s German Americans are more conservative than their ancestors. Most counties of heavy German American heritage are rural and vote Republican. We conducted a post-election analysis of this group’s behavior in the 2016 election. After we looked at occupational distributions, we suggested in 2016 that the steady economic decline in agriculture and domestic manufacturing in the Midwest made German Americans receptive to populist messages with racist overtones, a view implied by other political scientists and sociologists. A new, empirical study suggests that German Americans’ support of Trump in 2016 was not a simple outcome of party affiliation and not primarily an articulation of racism. Rather, German Americans were enticed by Trump’s isolationist agenda, an ideological preference their communities had developed long before 2016. In fact, presidential candidates with policies of protectionism and anti-interventionism have consistently benefited from the German American vote. For example, in the 1992 race, third-party candidate Ross Perot opposed NAFTA and the first Gulf War. He shared many views on trade and foreign policy with Donald Trump and performed better among German Americans than among any other descendants of 19th-century immigrants. Interestingly, the tendency to support anti-interventionist presidential candidates even extended to Democrat Barack Obama. More successful than any Democrat in presidential elections in decades among German American voters, Obama put forth a prospective foreign policy agenda that contrasted sharply with that of John McCain, who stood for the continuation of George W. Bush’s unpopular wars in the Middle East. German American support for America’s first African American president reached close to 60% in many counties of America’s heartland, making it very unlikely that racism was the primary force behind the swing toward Trump in 2016 in these counties. Rather, this phenomenon shows a consistent attraction to isolationist candidates in these communities rooted in the first half of the 20th century. That’s when German Americans vehemently opposed U.S. military intervention in Europe while being forced to rapidly assimilate. But can past traumas influence voting behavior 80 years later? Research on the persistence of historical legacies such as the voting behavior in former slaveholding counties in the South shows that political attitudes indeed can be passed down over generations even while the experiential link to their origin is lost. It appears that German American attraction to isolationism is a ghost pain of the past. What will happen in November? Trump has been an isolationist president. He abolished NAFTA, withdrew from the Paris Agreement on climate change, pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, started trade wars, snubbed military leaders and announced troop withdrawals from NATO allies. These decisions will increase his popularity among many voters who favor isolationist candidates, including German Americans. Nevertheless, we believe that Trump’s campaign faces a problem in attracting a similarly large number of German Americans voters this November. Expectations that isolationist policies would lead to greater prosperity in the Midwest were disappointed. Moreover, throughout Trump’s presidency, his record as an isolationist was overshadowed by his image as a racist. We believe that many of those German American swing voters, who voted for a noninterventionist Obama in 2008 and then were attracted by Trump’s isolationist agenda in 2016, are alienated by his incendiary response to police killings and the Black Lives Matter protests. A central tenet of isolationism is a strong desire to stay out of trouble through noninvolvement. This applies all the more at home. A growing understanding that the president’s actions did not deescalate but instead amplified violence and chaos on American streets will likely keep many German Americans from voting for Trump a second time.)

October 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Trump was given oxygen before his admission to hospital New cases have emerged among some of President Trump’s top advisers and allies
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-was-given-oxygen-before-his-admission-to-hospital/6737789/
— Former NJ governor Chris Christie checks himself into hospital following COVID-19 diagnosis
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fmr-nj-governor-chris-christie-checks-into-hospital-following-covid-19-diagnosis/6740928/
— Illinois COVID-19: DeKalb-area restrictions start as IL reports 2,442 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths Over 300K people in Illinois have had COVID-19
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2442-new-coronavirus-cases-31-deaths/6742233/

NBC5
— GOP Seeks to Pause Senate Work, But Not Barrett Hearings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/senate-cancels-work-as-lawmakers-contract-virus/2348819/
— Bernie Sanders Resuming In-Person Campaigning to Back Biden Sanders hitting the road again comes as Trump has increasingly sought to paint Biden as beholden to progressive activists and the “radical left” – Will Weissert
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/bernie-sanders-resuming-in-person-campaigning-to-back-biden/2348710/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘I’ll be back soon’: President Trump shares update on his condition to social media – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ill-be-back-soon-president-trump-shares-update-of-condition-to-social-media
— Trump tweets: ‘I am feeling well! Doctors, Nurses and ALL… are AMAZING!’ – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-tweets-i-am-feeling-well-doctors-nurses-and-all-are-amazing

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After dodged questions and bungled timeline, White House doctor and chief of staff offer a confusing picture of Trump’s health – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-coronavirus-walter-reed-20201003-e3tluzc3gnda5cldsuey2lbnba-story.html
— Senate calls off lawmaking after 3 GOP members test positive for COVID-19, but McConnell says Supreme Court confirmation hearings still on – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-ron-johnson-covid-19-20201003-d552vnh6nzajfjcqsd545nqfom-story.html
— Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hospitalized with COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms – LARRY MCSHANE and DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-chris-christie-positive-test-20201003-ysyu2ux7tza7pawlb74hpltqqy-story.html
— COVID-19 and the Senate Judiciary Committee: 2 senators test positive, others being tested and working remotely ahead of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-covid-senate-judiciary-committee-supreme-court-hearings-20201003-amnn5bimr5dpbpljju3b24jfzy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Next 48 hours ‘critical’ for Trump in coronavirus fight. The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical in terms of his care” as he battles the coronavirus at a hospital. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21500045/donald-trump-medical-update
— Illinois coronavirus case tally surpasses 300K
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/3/21499627/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Durkin for Illinois House in 82nd District Durkin is a sensible legislator and a strong leader for his party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21497912/endorsement-jim-durkin-illinois-house-82nd-district-kassem-moukahal-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Keith R. Wheeler for Illinois House in 50th District Wheeler has been a reasonable voice in the state’s fight against the coronavirus and also has a feel for the bread-and-butter issues of his district.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21499458/endorsed-keith-r-wheeler-illinois-house-50th-district-202-election-kate-monteleone
— ENDORSEMENT: Tom Weber for Illinois House in 64th District He has worked with state and federal agencies to improve the Chain O’Lakes, a recreational and economic powerhouse for the district.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21495653/endorsement-tom-weber-64th-illinois-house-steven-reick-leslie-armstrong-mcleod-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Walsh for Illinois House in 62nd District He is inquisitive, non-doctrinaire and up for collaboration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21495652/endorsement-jim-walsh-illinois-61st-illinois-house-district-sam-yingling-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Chris Bos for Illinois House in 51st District He is collaborative, willing to reach out to other lawmakers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2020/10/3/21454407/endorsement-chris-bos-illinois-51st-house-district-mary-edly-allen-2020-election

DAILY HERALD
— Overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pills
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201003/overdoses-linked-to-counterfeit-opioid-pills

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 18,000 mark with 129 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday Region’s positivity rate decreases to 5.3% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/03/dupage-county-surpasses-18-000-mark-with-129-new-covid-19-cases-reported-saturday/abxvwk8/

RIVER BENDER
— Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Calling For Investigation Into Political Interference With Coronavirus Information
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-duckworth-join-colleagues-in-calling-for-investigation-into-political-interference-with-coronavirus-information-44904.cfm

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Gives Video Update On His Health: Next Couple Days Are ‘The Real Test’ – DANA FARRINGTON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-gives-video-update-his-health-next-couple-days-are-real-test#stream/0
— Disinformation Around Trump’s Health ‘Very Concerning’ Ahead Of Election
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/disinformation-around-trumps-health-very-concerning-ahead-election

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Northwest Herald Wants Three More Female Democrats on the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/northwest-herald-wants-three-more-female-democrats-on-the-county-board/
— L-14: Jim Oberweis Releases New Video Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/oberweistvad2/
— No Surprise That Northwest Herald Endorses Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/no-surprise-that-northwest-herald-endorses-jack-franks/
— Suzanne Ness’ Digital Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/suzanne-ness-digital-ad/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McConnell: Virus outbreak won’t stop Barrett confirmation vote before election – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/3/mitch-mcconnell-virus-outbreak-wont-stop-supreme-c/
— Trump’s diagnosis shows US vulnerability to the coronavirus – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/3/trumps-diagnosis-shows-us-vulnerability-to-the-cor/

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign keeping at ‘full speed’ with ‘Operation MAGA’ as Trump fights COVID-19. ‘This will show the real enthusiasm behind the president’s reelection,’ the campaign official said. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-keeping-at-full-speed-as-president-recovers-from-covid-19

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Big data expert: Facebook, Twitter, Google have become Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth’ Silicon Valley social media platforms are ‘Orwellian walled gardens’ in which ever-changing rules of ‘acceptable speech’ dictate what Americans are permitted to say and see.’ – Martin Bürger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/big-data-expert-facebook-twitter-google-have-become-orwellian-ministry-of-truth

THE HILL
— Christie tests positive for COVID-19 after helping Trump with debate preparation – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519473-christie-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-helping-trump-with-debate

POLITICO
— ‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump’s diagnosis Mainstream MAGA figures were resolutely optimistic, while the fringes pushed new, baseless conspiracies about the Democrats and China planting the virus. – TINA NGUYEN
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/02/maga-world-blame-adulation-trump-covid-425624
— Trump ‘doing very well,’ White House doctor says Conley briefed the press outside Walter Reed hospital, where the president has been since Friday night.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/03/trump-hospital-covid-health-425840

NBC NEWS
— ‘Nightmare scenario’: Trump campaign confronts daunting task of making up ground. The president’s Covid-19 diagnosis pulls him off the re-election trail at the worst time and spotlights his handling of the virus. – Sahil Kapur
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/nightmare-scenario-trump-campaign-confronts-daunting-task-making-ground-n1241986
— After concerning early Covid symptoms, Trump faces critical days ahead, sources say. The president praised medical professionals treating him at Walter Reed, writing on Twitter, “With their help, I am feeling well!” – Jane C. Timm and Hallie Jackson
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-physician-provide-details-about-president-s-covid-19-condition-n1241973

CBS NEWS
— Comments from Trump’s physician raise confusion about when the president tested positive for COVID-19 – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-physician-72-hours-comments-raise-confusion-about-when-the-president-tested-positive-for-covid-19/
— Facebook, Twitter and TikTok say content wishing for death of anyone, including Trump, is not allowed – SOPHIE LEWIS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trump-coronavirus-facebook-twitter-tiktok-ban-users-from-wishing-death/

CNN
— Trump’s doctors paint a rosy — but vague — picture of his health during Covid-19 treatment – Maggie Fox, Jim Acosta and Kaitlan Collins,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/health/trump-health-walter-reed-doctors-briefing-bn/index.html
— Senate GOP’s third positive Covid-19 case threatens quick Barrett confirmation – Manu Raju and Lauren Fox
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/ron-johnson-coronavirus/index.html

CNBC
— Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis provides China with fresh gains in great power contest – Frederick Kempe
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/op-ed-trumps-coronavirus-diagnosis-provides-china-with-fresh-gains.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Covid Treatments Suggest a Serious Condition. Outside experts pointed to the therapies as signs that the president’s health may not be as good as his doctors said. His age, weight and gender put him at high risk.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/health/Covid-trump-treatments.html
— Positive Tests for Senators Raise Questions About Timing of Barrett Hearings
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/us/trump-vs-biden

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Gives Mixed Signals on Trump’s Health. Doctor says he is happy with president’s condition, but another person familiar with the U.S. leader’s health suggests cause for concern. – Catherine Lucey and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-cases-mount-in-trumps-orbit-as-president-remains-hospitalized-11601717979

CADILLAC NEWS
— 3 candidates seeking two Slagle Township trustee seats – Rick Charmoli
https://www.cadillacnews.com/news/3-candidates-seeking-two-slagle-trustee-seats/article_9b2816bf-171e-5f21-9182-c7d10ef22d53.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The White House Is Spreading Virus and Lies.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/white-house-spreads-covid-19-and-lies-about-trumps-health.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Thought He’d Never Get It. The president and his entourage have known since February that COVID-19 is a serious disease. They haven’t acted that way.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/thought-rules-applied-suckers/616605/

NEWSWEEK
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Joe Biden More Likely to Survive 4-Year Term Than Trump.” (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-more-likely-survive-4-year-term-trump-super-ager-study-finds-1536219

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden, who will turn 78 just days after the November 3 election, has a 95.2 percent probability of surviving a four-year term in office, compared to Trump at 90.3 percent, according to the study data. Conversely, there is an 82.2 percent chance Biden does not live through January 2025, while Trump has an 86.2 percent chance of dying prior to the end of his potential second White House term. . .Using data tied to genetics, social risk factors and behavioral patterns, Biden is expected to outlive Trump despite being three years older than the president. Each candidate’s parents lived beyond their mid-80s, with Biden’s father living to be 87 and his mother to 93 years of age. Trump’s mother lived to be 88 and his father lived to be 94 years old. . .Trump has an elevated familial risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, but the study authors note “neither candidate is expected to have major cognitive functioning challenges” in the near future. The researchers write that Biden has a “nearly perfect health profile for a man his age,” but Trump has “significant but modifiable” risk factors, notably his weight. Both candidates are projected to live longer than the average man in the United States. The probability that Biden reaches the age of 85 is 66 percent and Trump’s is placed at 60 percent. Despite the Trump campaign repeatedly calling Biden’s mental competency into question, the study authors say this is not the case for either candidate. The study was conducted and released prior to Trump’s announcement early Friday that he had contracted COVID-19. His physicians said Saturday that he is set for a full and quick recovery. “The weaponizing of aging to portray the opposing candidate as a doddering old fool, in the presidential campaign, is ageism, pure and simple,” Wilcox said in a press release Friday. “In this election, each candidate is biologically younger than their chronological age.”)

September 13 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 36 shot, 9 fatally in weekend shootings – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/36-shot-9-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6420775/
— Illinois COVID 19: IL reports 2,121 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths 30 Illinois counties at warning level for COVID-19, IDPH says
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2121-new-covid-19-cases/6420244/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Local entrepreneurs help small businesses impacted by looting, riots in Chicago (DIERSEN: If/when Democrats loot in your municipality, who will help their victims?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local-entrepreneurs-help-small-businesses-impacted-by-looting-riots-in-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Candidates announce quest for Aurora city office – STEVE LORD (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS TO ASK CANDIDATES: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-announce-st-0913-20200912-n3cza75mlnbzjcfxjog5ax2zsm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/13/21432733/wildfires-derecho-climate-change-suntimes-editorial
— Tom Weber, Illinois House 64th District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include property tax relief, transportation for senior citizens and disabled people and flooding.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/7/21425948/tom-weber-illinois-house-rep-64th-district-republican-nominee-incumbent-candidate-2020-election

HERALD & REVIEW
— A pandemic? Stadiums without fans? Social justice tensions? Why 2020 could be the NFL’s craziest season yet. – Dan Wiederer
https://herald-review.com/sports/a-pandemic-stadiums-without-fans-social-justice-tensions-why-2020-could-be-the-nfl-s/article_ecfff3db-3b0a-5680-bbaf-042912e0fcf5.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the 1619 Project to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/real-talk-its-not-academic-history-matters/article_a1b083cd-38e8-5389-a575-4d9c86a76c9c.html

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— ‘We’re taking our cities back’: Protesters march in Milwaukee demanding justice for Blake – Ricardo Torres
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2020/09/12/were-taking-our-cities-back-protesters-march-milwaukee-demanding-justice/5778678002/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans Are Knocking On Doors. Democrats Aren’t. Biden’s Campaign Says That’s OK – ASMA KHALID
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-are-knocking-doors-democrats-arent-bidens-campaign-says-thats-ok#stream/0

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Tell Patch If You See Election Shenanigans In DuPage County ProPublica’s Electionland tip lines are open to take information about problems that prevent people in DuPage County from voting. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/s/h8n89/tell-patch-if-you-see-election-shenanigans-in-dupage-county

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Underwood Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/12/il-14-underwood-mailing/
— IL-06: Sean Casten and Jeanne Ives Virtual Candidates Forum Registration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/12/cir1/
— Tom Weber’s Opponent Sends Post Card to Independents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/12/tom-webers-opponent-sends-post-card-to-independents/
— IL-14: Mail Arrives Supporting Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/12/il-14-mail-arrives-supporting-oberweis/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Endorsed by Daily Herald
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/12/underwood1-2/
— IL-14: Commenter Critiques Underwood-Oberweis Debate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/12/il-14-commenter-critiques-underwood-oberweis-debate/
— Coverage of AJ’s DCFS Caseworker’s/Supervisor’s Arrests Broad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/12/coverage-of-ajs-dcfs-caseworkers-supervisors-arrests-broad/

FOX NEWS
— Ex-cop on wealthy NYC rioters: ‘Taking advantage of Black struggle … protesting their White guilt’ ‘These knuckleheads are not thinking about Black lives’ – Caleb Parke (DIERSEN: If you are White, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats want you to feel guilty: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-protest-arrest-riot-mugshot-nypd-police-brandon-tatum

BREITBART
— Twitter Censors Another Trump Tweet Warning of Voter Fraud – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/12/twitter-censors-another-trump-tweet-warning-of-voter-fraud/
— Donald Trump: Joe Biden Pushed ‘Made Up Lie’ in Ad Claiming I Disparaged Troops – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/12/donald-trump-unleashes-on-joe-biden-i-dont-have-to-be-nice-anymore/
— Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Reducing Penalties for Sodomy with Minors – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/13/gov-gavin-newsom-signs-bill-reducing-penalties-for-sodomy-with-minors/

BLAZE
— Bill Maher shreds CNN correspondent on live television for defending riots, looting, downplaying violence – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/bill-maher-shreds-media-for-defending-riots-looting-downplaying-violence

DAILY CALLER
— ‘TOTAL CON JOB’: Trump Rips Biden Ad Highlighting Allegations That Trump Insulted Veterans – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/12/trump-biden-atlantic-ad-nevada-veterans/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Disgusting: NY Times Smears Military Vets, Tea Party As Often Linked to White Supremacy – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/09/13/disgusting-ny-times-smears-military-vets-tea-party-often-linked

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s 2020 strategy: ‘There’s one born every minute.'”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/516175-trumps-2020-strategy-theres-one-born-every-minute

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s racism and xenophobia haven’t caught on.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/13/trump-racism-xenophobia-havent-caught/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on turning White women against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-women-trump-biden/2020/09/12/6764b89a-f167-11ea-999c-67ff7bf6a9d2_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump detests ‘losers,’ but he’s the courtroom loser in chief.” Trump has bad “jury appeal,” that is, because of his “bad demographics.” Because of his “bad demographics,” a) judges grant summary judgment to defendants in lawsuits that he files and b) juries rule against him. Trump’s “bad demographics” include his being conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-detests-losers-but-hes-the-courtroom-loser-in-chief/2020/09/12/f28f5036-f457-11ea-999c-67ff7bf6a9d2_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “US election spotlight mostly bypasses mainline Protestants.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/us-election-spotlight-mostly-bypasses-mainline-protestants/2020/09/13/cc32a46a-f5c9-11ea-85f7-5941188a98cd_story.html

CBS NEW YORK
— Black Lives Matter Demonstrations Stop Traffic On George Washington Bridge Before Protesters Clash With Police In Washington Heights 6 People Taken Into Custody After Protest Outside NYPD’s 34th Precinct
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/09/12/protest-washington-heights-black-lives-matter/

KPTV
— ‘You loot we shoot’: Signs threaten looters in Clackamas County fire zones
https://www.kptv.com/news/you-loot-we-shoot-signs-threaten-looters-in-clackamas-county-fire-zones/article_14533bae-f545-11ea-a78b-93e6b9568cfb.html

PBS
— Biden, Trump campaign in working-class Pennsylvania (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents detest working-class people like I was 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/biden-trump-campaign-in-working-class-pennsylvania

JEWISH VOICE
— Trump Holds Rally in Nevada, Questions Integrity of Election – Jonathan Lemire & Scott Sonner
https://thejewishvoice.com/2020/09/trump-holds-rally-in-nevada-questions-integrity-of-election/
— The Jewish Stake in Opposing ‘Anti-Racism’ Training – Jonathan S. Tobin (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was a Republican, b) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was conservative, c) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was 100% German national origin, d) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and e) forced my many Democrat Jewish supervisors to take adverse actions against me.)
https://thejewishvoice.com/2020/09/op-ed-the-jewish-stake-in-opposing-anti-racism-training/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against the United States. The soldiers in their army are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/13/how-the-south-won-the-civil-war-review-heather-cox-richardson-donald-trump

DAILY MAIL
— Now that BLM has gone mainstream our children are being brainwashed by a divisive new dogma that I fear will stoke, not heal, racial tensions – ANDREW DOYLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8726235/ANDREW-DOYLE-children-brainwashed-divisive-new-dogma.html
SUN
— VIOLENT BLOCKADE 100 BLM protesters clash with riot cops after shutting down George Washington Bridge in Manhattan – Chiara Fiorillo
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12656608/blm-protesters-george-washington-bridge-manhattan/

September 12 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chicago Police Union Endorses President Trump’s Reelection Bid
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-union-endorses-president-trumps-reelection-bid/2338110/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘We want justice:’ Jacob Blake’s family holds Milwaukee march, rally – Sam Kraemer
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/we-want-justice-jacob-blakes-family-holds-milwaukee-march-rally

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Six months into the pandemic, downtown Chicago is a humbled giant. Can it get back on its feet? – BLAIR KAMIN, RYAN ORI and LAUREN ZUMBAC
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-coronavirus-chicago-downtown-six-months-pandemic-20200913-7e6y72zy7jgmxd6ehljkjoddem-story.html
— Hollywood’s inclusion problems still run deep, study finds – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-hollywood-inclusion-study-20200910-igxonwfd6fgihnbr2m3u7sgk7a-story.html
— With deadline looming, Chicago is badly lagging in census response, especially in communities of color – SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-census-count-20200912-36lktll5ybczhdsyvx33bxbvni-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Scott Kegarise, Illinois House 56th District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include property tax relief and housing opportunities for disabled people.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/12/21434115/scott-kegarise-illinois-house-rep-56th-district-republican-nominee-2020-election-candidate-profile
— Public urination tickets fall sharply during pandemic Despite the citywide decrease, some parts of the South and West sides are still bearing the brunt of citations being handed out. – Mitch Dudek and Caroline Hurley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/11/21431346/public-urination-tickets-decrease-pandemic-restroom-access
— Illinois logs second straight day of 2,000 or more COVID-19 cases
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/9/12/21433701/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Underwood over Oberweis for Congress from District 14
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200912/endorsement-underwood-over-oberweis-for-congress-from-district-14
— Underwood bashes federal response to COVID-19; Oberweis review mixed – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200912/underwood-bashes-federal-response-to-covid-19-oberweis-review-mixed
— Vernon Township to roll back executive salaries and freeze staff pay
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200912/vernon-township-to-roll-back-executive-salaries-and-freeze-staff-pay

HERALD & REVIEW
— Legal weed rules backfire on governor – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-legal-weed-rules-backfire-on-governor/article_875f135c-09ec-5a80-96da-1be76b8f5739.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Ballots finalized for Nov. 3 contests – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Ballots-finalized-for-Nov-3-contests-15562425.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Twitter And Facebook Flag Trump’s Mail-In Voting Post for Platform Violations – CHRISTIANNA SILVA
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/twitter-and-facebook-flag-trumps-mail-voting-post-platform-violations#stream/0

WASHINGTON TIMES
— NFL fans kneeling to leftist martyr Colin Kaepernick’s political correctness – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/12/nfl-fans-kneeling-to-leftist-martyr-colin-kaeperni/
— More than 800 nurses begin strike at Chicago hospital – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/12/more-than-800-nurses-begin-strike-at-chicago-hospi/

BREITBART
— Rochester Black Lives Matter Protesters Reportedly Segregate Demonstrators by Race – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/12/rochester-black-lives-matter-protesters-reportedly-segregate-demonstrators-by-race/
— Rutgers Lecturer Blames ‘White Christian Privilege’ for Slavery, Genocide, Colonialism – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2020/09/11/rutgers-lecturer-blames-white-christian-privilege-slavery-genocide-colonialism/

NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘Evil,’ ‘Racism’ – ESPN’s Debate Show Fails, Yet Again, to Understand Booing – Jonas Wells
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jonas-wells/2020/09/11/evil-racism-espns-debate-show-fails-yet-again-understand

CAMPUS REFORM
— Stanford journalism scholar says journalists should be ‘activists,’ ‘advocates for social justice’ – Joseph Silverstein (DIERSEN: To advocate social justice is to advocate hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://campusreform.org/?id=15655

COLLEGE FIX
— Parents: Stay on top of your child’s ‘diversity’ lessons – Dave Huber
https://www.thecollegefix.com/parents-stay-on-top-of-your-childs-diversity-lessons/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “In Wisconsin Poll, Unrest Concerns Don’t Translate Into Surge for Trump. Worries about law and order have become so prevalent that likely voters say it’s just as important as solving the coronavirus pandemic. But voters aren’t favoring Mr. Trump on the issue.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/12/us/politics/wisconsin-poll-biden-trump.html

NEW YORK POST
— Rich kid ‘rioters’ are ignorant about the poor working class – Rob Henderson
https://nypost.com/2020/09/12/rich-kid-rioters-are-ignorant-about-the-poor-working-class/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bad Teaching Is Tearing America Apart Education’s dumbing down frays the bonds of citizenship and is hardest on the poor, says E.D. Hirsch, the man who wrote the book on cultural literacy. – Naomi Schaefer Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bad-teaching-is-tearing-america-apart-11599857351
— ‘Those Who Forget’ Review: Accounting for Evil Confronting a hard truth about the Holocaust: the collaboration of ordinary Germans. – Diane Cole (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/those-who-forget-review-accounting-for-evil-11599836504
— Google’s Sundar Pichai Is a Really Nice Guy. Is That Enough? The low-key chief is contending with possible antitrust lawsuits, a revenue drop and pressure to take the company in new directions – Rob Copeland
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-sundar-pichai-is-a-really-nice-guy-is-that-enough-11599848504
— Trump, Loyalty and ‘The Godfather’ His supporters know his flaws but worry that the Democrats will be radical and hurt the economy. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-loyalty-and-the-godfather-11599779600

September 1 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump visits Kenosha, Wisconsin
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

ABC7
— Trump supporters, Black Lives Matter protests draw hundreds to downtown Kenosha during visit – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-kenosha-visit-draws-hundreds-of-demonstrators-downtown/6399728/
— Kenosha visit by President Trump comes after Jacob Blake shooting sparks protests Trump visit also follows fatal shooting during protests; Kyle Rittenouse, 17, in custody in Illinois – Craig Wall and Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-visits-kenosha-in-wake-of-police-shooting-protests/6398310/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,492 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1492-new-covid-19-cases/6399006/

NBC5
— Trump Wades Into Racial Tensions With Visit to Kenosha Trump aides believe that tough-on-crime stance will help him with voters and that the more the national discourse is about anything other than the coronavirus, the better it is for the president – Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe and Will Weissert
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/trump-wades-into-racial-tensions-with-visit-to-kenosha-wis/2332123/
— Protesters Gather, March in Kenosha During and After Trump’s Visit
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-gather-march-in-kenosha-during-and-after-trump-visit/2332466/
— Trump Declines to Condemn Teen’s Fatal Shooting of Protesters in Kenosha After Deriding ‘Left-Wing Violence’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-declines-to-condemn-teens-fatal-shooting-of-protesters-in-kenosha-after-deriding-left-wing-violence/2332454/
— Black Lives Matter, Jacob Blake Signs Vandalized at Wheaton Church  Church members at Hope Presbyterian Church said they plan to replace the damaged signs as a message to the Wheaton community. – Chris Coffey (DIERSEN: Whoever did this had to know that it would be used against those who support Trump.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/black-lives-matter-jacob-blake-signs-vandalized-at-wheaton-church/2332640/

CBS2
— President Trump Meets With Kenosha Business Owners, Announces $4 Million In Federal Aid To Rebuild – Chris Tye
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/01/president-trump-meets-with-kenosha-business-owners-announces-4-million-in-federal-aid-to-rebuild/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— In Kenosha, President Trump calls violence ‘domestic terror,’ ‘anti-American’ – Jason Calvi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/in-kenosha-president-trump-calls-violence-domestic-terror-anti-american

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In Kenosha, Trump says law enforcement isn’t systemically racist, and the needed structural change is safety – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-president-donald-trump-kenosha-visit-jacob-blake-20200901-yz2l5fhykfdepalkynd6lzno2q-story.html
— NFL reveals more in-game social and racial justice plans, including slogans inscribed in end zones – AP (DIERSEN: Promoting social and racial justice is Democrat code for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-nfl-racial-justice-measures-20200831-ljjqaqfaxfandcla4d3fuqxm6q-story.html
— After decades of unmet diversity goals, some major employers turn to hard racial quotas – MARIN WOLF and KIM BHASIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about race, gender, and age quotas, goals, and targets that Democrat politicians gave my superiors in the federal government. To meet those quotas, goals, and targets, they got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, and/or non-veteran, who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-black-jobs-racial-hiring-quotas-20200901-4c3jlnc5mzb4bflnm7egljvm7e-story.html
— All aboard! Freeloaders on Metra damage agency’s bottom line – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-metra-no-conductors-free-rides-20200901-lrgqq3yrmrbzpptxnamj2niwn4-story.html
— The path to Illinois pension reform – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-commentary-illinois-pension-crisis-wirepoint-20200901-uyefp4ugs5awti4rfhnhcrffhm-story.html
— Democrats, don’t let the far left hijack your party – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-democrats-far-left-jonah-goldberg-20200901-l2zupdvygfab7a3zwo4mwzssom-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Tempers, tension and taunts in Kenosha — but also efforts to heal: ‘Trying to turn something good out of all this’ Neighbors, activists and relatives of Jacob Blake took part in the community block party that made the neighborhood feel more like a Labor Day weekend than the epicenter of the nation’s latest reckoning with police violence and racism. – Mitchell Armentrout and Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/1/21417658/president-donald-trump-trip-kenosha-visit-wisconsin-jacob-blake
— President Trump in Kenosha, vowing ‘to get it fixed up’ — but Jacob Blake’s uncle says, stay ‘away from our family’ “We’re not going to let anyone smudge my nephew’s name,” said Justin Blake. “We don’t have any words for the orange man in the White House.” – Rachel Hinton, Manny Ramos, and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/9/1/21411351/trump-kenosha-jacob-blake-looting-protests-police
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump pops into Kenosha to fan the flames. Ignoring pleas from local officials, Trump shows up to toe the rubble of rioting.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/9/1/21417241/trump-kenosha-visit-protests-presidential-election-steinberg

DAILY HERALD
— Trump tours Kenosha, blames rioting on Democrats; Blake’s uncle says keep away – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200901/trump-tours-kenosha-blames-rioting-on-democrats-blakes-uncle-says-keep-away
— The problems with wide-scale mail-in voting – Bob Stozek, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200830/the-problems-with-wide-scale-mail-in-voting
— Police in Kane County now can ticket businesses not complying with COVID-19 precautions – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200901/police-in-kane-county-now-can-ticket-businesses-not-complying-with-covid-19-precautions
— Oberweis, Underwood spar in online candidate forum – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200901/oberweis-underwood-spar-in-online-candidate-forum
— DuPage County election judges to receive double pay, online training
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200901/dupage-county-election-judges-to-receive-double-pay-online-training

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Protesters march in Kenosha after Trump visit – Morry Gash
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-protesters-march-in-kenosha-after-trump-visit/image_15474a6e-4887-5d43-a6db-a3f5d78fc4f7.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— No reports of violence as Trump visits Kenosha
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/the-latest-no-reports-of-violence-as-trump-visits-kenosha/article_3ef40627-f11a-582d-9e0d-07f5958fb150.html

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— Kenosha unrest causes $2M in damage to city-owned property – NOREEN NASIR and MICHAEL TARM (DIERSEN: How much damage to city-owned property do the Democrats plan on making in your city?)
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/illinois-news/kenosha-unrest-causes-2m-in-damage-to-city-owned-property/article_8aac0d3c-4425-5d83-aa9e-fec2a2fe3d95.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Praises Law Enforcement In Visit To Kenosha – BRIAN NAYLOR
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-visits-kenosha-against-local-officials-wishes#stream/0

GRAYS LAKE PATCH
— Christian Site Raises $315K For Rittenhouse Lawyers The site GiveSendGo is taking donations to help fund defense of the IL teen accused of killing two during last week’s shooting in Kenosha. – Amie Schaenzer
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/christian-site-raises-315k-rittenhouse-lawyers

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County To Double Pay For Election Judges Amid Pandemic The announcement comes amid a nationwide shortage in election workers, according to the DuPage County Clerk’s Office. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-double-pay-election-judges-amid-pandemic

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage County, College Of DuPage Launch Anti-Racism Initiative Activities will examine societal racism and “reflect on the ways COD and the surrounding community are working to create a better world.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats call Republicans racists and even worse things. Democrats especially call Republicans racists and even worse things who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-county-college-dupage-launch-anti-racism-initiative

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— So Far, Steve Reick Opponent, Democrat Brian Sager, Running Self-Financed Campaign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/so-far-brian-sager-running-self-finance-campaign/
— Steve Reick Pulling in Significant Campaign Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/steve-reick-pulling-in-significant-campaign-money/
— Steve Reick Advertising on WLS Radio
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/steve-reick-advertising-on-wls-radio/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood / Jim Oberweis St. Charles Debate Thread
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/il-14-lauren-underwood-jim-oberweis-st-charles-debate-thread/
— Tom Weber Sponsoring Drug Drop-Off at Courthouse Wednesday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/tom-weber-sponsoring-drug-drop-off-at-courthouse-wednesday/
— Senators Wilcox & McConchie Schedule Shrimp Boil September 12th on Tallest Hill in Southeastern McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/senators-wilcox-mcconchie-schedule-shrimp-boil-september-12th-on-tallest-hill-in-southeastern-mchenry-county/
— Oberweis Calls for Link’s Resignation from State Senate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/oberweis-calls-for-links-resignation-from-state-senate/
— Another Crooked Cook County Democrat Goes Down
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/01/another-crooked-cook-county-democrat-goes-down/
— Kyle Rittenhouse Attorney Releases Initial Statement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/31/rittenhouse2/
— Tribune Writes about DuPage County Highway Commissioner Using Campaign Funds to Hire Attorney, But Not about Jack Franks Spending Eight Almost Times as Much for the Same Purpose
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/31/tribune-writes-about-dupage-county-highway-commissioner-using-campaign-funds-to-hire-attorney-but-not-about-jack-franks-spending-almost-times-as-much-for-the-same-purpose/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Bests Lauren Underwood as She Plays Politics with Kenosha Shootings as Kyle Rittenhouse Awaits Extradition to Face Charges
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/31/rittenhouse/
— Oberweis and Curran in McHenry Wednesday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/31/oberweis-and-curran-in-mchenry-wednesday/
— Judge David Gervais Sets Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/31/judge-david-gervais-sets-fundraiser/

ILLINOIS RISING ACTION
— Pritzker and the Democrats’ Hollow Calls for Ethics Reforms
https://ilrisingaction.org/pritzker-and-the-democrats-hollow-calls-for-ethics-reforms/

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— To Curb COVID-19 Spread, Vote-By-Mail To Play A Bigger Role In Illinois Voting – Jim Meadows
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/to-curb-covid-19-spread-vote-by-mail-to-play-a-bigger-role-in-illinois-voting/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump brings more money to police, prosecutors in Wisconsin after rioting – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/1/trump-brings-more-money-police-prosecutors-kenosha/
— D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser fears U.S. ‘descending into a race war’ – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, it is clear that the Democrat Party has declared a Second Civil War on America. Consequently, Americans are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense. America will defeat the Democrats and win the Second Civil War. The soldiers in the Democrat Party’s army are citizens of foreign countries, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/1/muriel-bowser-dc-mayor-fears-us-descending-into-a-/
— Biden won’t visit Kenosha, wants to prevent upsetting ‘peaceful nature’ of protests, adviser says – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/1/joe-biden-not-visit-kenosha-avoid-upset-peaceful-p/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump slams NBA for lowest ratings in five years, demands they stand ‘tall’ for country and flag – Carly Ortiz-Lytle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-slams-nba-for-lowest-ratings-in-five-years-demands-they-stand-tall-for-country-and-flag
— Trump ignores warnings and tours Kenosha destruction – Rob Crilly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-ignores-warnings-and-tours-kenosha-destruction
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: In major shift, US Chamber of Commerce backs Democratic lawmakers for reelection – Joseph Simonson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/in-major-shift-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-backs-democratic-lawmakers-for-reelection
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: ‘Trump’s America’: New Biden TV ad blames president for riots – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trumps-america-new-biden-tv-ad-blames-president-for-riots

FOX NEWS
— Kenosha protesters throw water at Trump supporters, video shows The protesters and counter-protesters were in a verbal altercation first – Morgan Phillips, Garrett Tenney
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kenosha-protesters-water-trump-supporters-video
— Sen. Tom Cotton: Kenosha, Minneapolis carnage will spread until politicians restore order, deter criminals Kenosha and Minneapolis were the unlucky cities last week. Next week, it could be your town – Sen. Tom Cotton (DIERSEN: Which buildings do the Democrats want to burn down in your town?)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tom-cotton-kenosha-minneapolis-carnage-spread-order-criminals

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— D.C. Mayor Bowser Says She Fears a Race War While Fomenting a Race War
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/09/01/d-c-mayor-says-she-fears-a-race-war-while-fomenting-a-race-war/

BREITBART
— Google Refuses to Show Negative Search Suggestions About Black Lives Matter – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/09/01/google-refuses-to-show-negative-search-suggestions-about-black-lives-matter/
— Skidmore College Students Demand Termination of Profs That Attended Pro-Police Rally – TOM CICCOTTA (DIERSEN: I attended a July 4, 1996 Bob Dole rally in Wheaton and that made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/31/skidmore-college-students-demand-termination-of-profs-that-attended-pro-police-rally/
— Democrats, Journalists, Celebs Push Talking Point About Fearing ‘Race War’ – JOSHUA CAPLAN (DIERSEN: What are hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters threatening to do if Trump is reelected?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/01/democrats-journalists-celebs-push-talking-point-about-fearing-race-war/

BLAZE
— More than 36 street gangs in Chicago reportedly vow to shoot on sight any cop who has a weapon drawn in public – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-street-gangs-vow-shoot-cops
— President Trump calls for ‘patriotic education’ in schools: ‘Left’s war on police, faith, history, and American values is tearing our country apart’ Because the U.S. is ‘an exceptional, free and just nation, worth defending, preserving, and protecting’ – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-demands-patriotic-education-schools

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— No such thing as truth to Joe Biden and Democrat culture benders – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/33197-assault-america-day-608-no-such-thing-truth-joe-biden-and-democrat-culture-benders

CNS NEWS
— Did California Lawmakers Read the Constitution Before Passing Corporate Racial Quotas? – Hans Bader
https://cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/did-california-lawmakers-read-constitution-passing-corporate-racial-quotas

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Democrats Are Whitewashing Leftist Violence – DAVID HARSANYI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/the-democrats-are-whitewashing-leftist-violence/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Whistleblower busts major nuclear research lab forcing ‘blatantly anti-white’ training seminars Executives at Sandia Labs appear to be committed to forcing critical race theory on their trapped employees. – Peter Barry Chowka (DIERSEN: I was a trapped employee at IRS 1971-1980 and at GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/whistleblower-busts-major-nuclear-research-lab-forcing-blatantly-anti-white-training-seminars

THE HILL
— The coming blue-city exodus – MERRILL MATTHEWS
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/514541-the-coming-blue-city-exodus

CNBC
— Google recruiting group warns minority turnover will continue without clearer diversity goals – Jennifer Elias (DIERSEN: I should write a book about race, gender, and age quotas, goals, and targets that Democrat politicians gave my superiors in the federal government. To meet those quotas, goals, and targets, they got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, and/or non-veteran, who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/01/leaked-letter-google-recruiting-group-wants-clearer-diversity-goals.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are an extremist. I should write a book about present/past Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/us/politics/trump-homeland-security-extremism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/31/us/trump-vs-biden#president-trump-calls-his-supporters-peaceful-and-defends-a-17-year-old-who-shot-three-people-in-wisconsin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/us/elections/trumps-claim-that-thugs-in-black-uniforms-were-planning-attack-echoes-far-right-social-media-posts.html
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/31/us/trump-vs-biden#harry-belafonte-denounces-a-trump-aides-doctored-clip-of-him-please-vote-them-out
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/01/us/trump-vs-biden#in-kenosha-trump-focuses-on-unrest-not-racism-or-police-violence
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/01/us/trump-vs-biden#fact-check-president-trump-took-undue-credit-for-the-relative-calm-that-has-settled-in-kenosha
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/01/us/trump-vs-biden#in-a-rebuke-of-trumps-kenosha-visit-hundreds-gather-at-the-corner-where-jacob-blake-was-shot
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/01/us/trump-vs-biden#trump-compares-officers-who-shoot-people-to-golfers-who-choke-and-floats-baseless-dark-shadows-theory-about-biden
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/01/us/trump-vs-biden#a-poll-finds-people-who-consume-conservative-media-are-less-likely-to-wear-masks

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/31/cornered-trump-tries-foment-race-war/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/01/troops-tell-us-what-they-think-trump/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/01/trump-is-too-loony-even-laura-ingraham/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/01/trump-has-narrowest-base-ever-biden-broadest/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/01/thats-why-trump-gives-more-interviews-fox-news-than-anyone-else/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/01/trump-goes-all-defends-white-violence/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-calls-trump-a-toxic-presence-who-is-encouraging-violence-in-america/2020/08/31/2f85e2e4-eb97-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/01/these-old-quotes-trump-make-his-attacks-biden-look-even-more-pathetic/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/01/trump-laura-ingraham-conspiracy-theory/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/01/trump-racism-corruption/

NEW YORK POST
— Elvis Presley’s Graceland vandalized with ‘Black Lives Matter’ graffiti – Tamar Lapin
https://nypost.com/2020/09/01/elvis-presleys-graceland-vandalized-with-blm-graffiti/

CONGRESSWOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON (D-DC)
— Norton Introduces Bill to Strengthen Workplace Protections for Legislative Branch Employees (DIERSEN: GAO is part of the Legislative Branch.)
https://thedcline.org/2020/09/01/press-release-norton-introduces-bill-to-strengthen-workplace-protections-for-legislative-branch-employees/

August 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Kenosha on edge ahead of President Trump’s planned visit; Gov. Evers asks Trump to reconsider trip More than 100 who have been arrested were from outside Kenosha: police – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/kenosha-on-edge-as-trump-visit-looms-amid-tensions/6396921/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,668 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1668-new-covid-19-cases/6397019/
— Chicago budget shortfall estimated to be $1.2 billion in 2021, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-budget-shortfall-estimated-to-be-$12b-mayor-says/6396785/

NBC5
— What to Know About President Trump’s Visit to Kenosha The president plans to meet with law enforcement and survey damage, according to the White House
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-kenosha/2331835/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Biden blames Trump for protest violence.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/in-pittsburgh-biden-to-blame-trump-for-violence-nationwide/2331712/

CBS2
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces $800 Million Budget Gap For 2020, $1.2 Billion For 2021 As Pandemic Ravages City Finances – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/31/mayor-lori-lightfoot-announces-1-2-billion-budget-deficit-for-2021-as-pandemic-ravages-city-finances/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump comes to Kenosha for a MAGA rally built for violence. The way we see it, the president will be in Kenosha on Tuesday because he is incapable of doing what’s noble and right.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/31/21408635/kenosha-shooting-protests-president-trump-visit-joe-biden-editorial-jacob-blake
— Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions Kenosha police said they have arrested 200 people since the protests began; 102 were from outside Kenosha. – Russell Contreras
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/31/21408458/kenosha-shooting-protesters-arrested-gov-evers-asks-trump-reconsider-visit
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters attack Rittenhouse.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/30/21407756/tucker-carlson-radical-right-embracing-illinois-youth-accused-two-kenosha-killings

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Citing ’catastrophic collapse’ of economy, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago faces $1.2 billion shortfall in 2021 ’pandemic budget’ – JOHN BYRNE and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-2021-budget-forecast-20200831-c5m7wpo5brdbromqi4z7yxyqo4-story.html
— Kenosha leaders uneasy with Trump visit, but say they aim to ensure safety – PATRICK M. O’CONNELL, JOHN KEILMAN and GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-kenosha-protests-arrests-20200831-jibt6t47trgjzjtzoem3ditrlm-story.html
— Chicago passes 500 homicides, on track for one of the most violent years in decades – SOPHIE SHERRY and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20200831-5rw5thuyorglnefe6fr7t2tygy-story.html
— Heading into Labor Day, Chicago mayhem is out of control – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-gang-violence-brown-20200831-uqjzaxk2gjberprmmuslkodoke-story.html
— It’s not a ’fair tax’ unless we tackle ethics reform and efficiencies first – ANDY SHAW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-graduated-income-tax-corruption-20200831-fixaw3pnd5g2xhdjixhbsnd3ei-story.html
— When ’peaceful protests’ turn violent – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-protests-riots-lightfoot-kenosha-20200831-gfn4wbcoj5ddpceqojrf5qjggi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Soon, under the Democrats who run Illinois, everyone in Illinois will be handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200831/state-lawmaker-hosting-food-distribution-for-aurora-families

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City budget gap reaching $2 billion in 2 years, Lightfoot warns Layoffs and more are on the table, with an almost $800 million deficit in 2020 and a projected $1.2 billion shortfall coming in 2021. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-budget-gap-reaching-2-billion-2-years-lightfoot-warns

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis walking a fine line with support for Trump – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/tom-kacich-davis-walking-a-fine-line-with-support-for-trump/article_c1cf5b51-73cd-545c-87e6-5c9b72f8ebeb.html

CENTER FOR AMERICAN POLITICS
— Campaigning in the Time of Coronavirus: Less Personal, More Distant, More Expensive – Derrick Blakley
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/campaigning-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-less-personal-more-distant-more-expensive

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP TWEETS “ESTHER IS GREAT!” ABOUT 17TH CD REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/trump-tweets-esther-is-great-about-17th-cd-republican-congressional-candidate.html
— 1 IN 5 CHURCHES COULD CLOSE IN NEXT 18 MONTHS, NEW BARNA STUDY SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/1-in-5-churches-could-close-in-next-18-months-new-barna-study-says.html
— RISE FOR A NEW BEGINNING, SAYS ONLY BLACK REPUBLICAN STATE SENATE CANDIDATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/rise-for-a-new-beginning-says-only-black-republican-state-senate-candidate.html
— WOKE CULTURE AND LIBERTY CAN’T CO-EXIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/woke-culture-and-liberty-cant-co-exist.html

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
— RESOLUTION TO CONSERVE HISTORY AND COMBAT PREJUDICE – CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/media/documents/RESOLUTION_TO_CONSERVE_HISTORY_AND_COMBAT_PREJUDICE_CHRISTOPHER_COLUMBUS.pdf

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Trump’s Running to Save Us from a Race War Fomented by Democrats
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/08/31/trumps-running-to-save-us-from-the-race-war-that-democrats-are-fomenting/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Portland’s left-wing turns on Mayor Ted Wheeler – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/31/ted-wheeler-portlands-left-wing-turns-mayor/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How long will Democrats pretend the chaos in Portland is normal? – Kaylee McGhee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-long-will-democrats-pretend-the-chaos-in-portland-is-normal
— Biden and Mayor blame Trump for Portland killing – Byron York (DIERSEN: Who blames you and what do they blame you for? I should write a book about those who blame me and what they blame me for.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-biden-and-mayor-blame-trump-for-portland-killing
— A Biden presidency will move the US toward a far-left future – Rep. Michael Waltz
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/a-biden-presidency-will-move-the-us-toward-a-far-left-future
— Liberal Media Scream: On CNN, April Ryan says Trump started ‘a race war’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/liberal-media-scream-on-cnn-april-ryan-says-trump-started-a-race-war

BREITBART
— Oprah: America Cannot Move Forward Until ‘Racial Injustice’ and ‘Betrayal’ of Blacks Is Acknowledged – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/31/oprah-america-cannot-move-forward-until-racial-injustice-and-betrayal-of-blacks-is-acknowledged/
— Illinois Pastor K. Edward Copeland Calls Kyle Rittenhouse ‘Mass Shooter’ like Dylann Roof – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/31/nolte-illinois-pastor-calls-kyle-rittenhouse-mass-shooter-like-dylann-roof/
— Mike Pence: Democrats Obsessed with Defunding and ‘Blaming the Police’ – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: Who blames you and what do they blame you for? I should write a book about those who blame me and what they blame me for.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/31/mike-pence-democrats-obsessed-defunding-blaming-police/

CNS NEWS
— Employee Punished After Criticizing White Male Reeducation Seminar Could Sue Nuclear Weapons Lab – Hans Bader
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/employee-punished-after-criticizing-white-male-reeducation-seminar-could-sue

NEWSMAX
— Radical Left Has Misjudged America’s Tolerance for Tyranny – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/corporate-hiers-orwell-reparations/2020/08/31/id/984635/
— This President Will Be Reelected, Followed by a Greater Second Term – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/truman-fdr-covid-unemployment/2020/08/31/id/984750/

FEDERALIST
— DNC Spokeswoman: Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Member Of ‘Domestic Terror Group’ – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/dnc-senior-spokesperson-labels-kenosha-shooter-kyle-rittenhouse-member-of-domestic-terror-group/

CENTER SQUARE
— Why Democrats must hide Biden from America – William Haupt III
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/oped-why-democrats-must-hide-biden-from-america/article_0e894218-eafa-11ea-8f78-5b2ff6bf356e.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Facebook censors Stanford College Republicans’ post that Kenosha shooter acted in self-defense – Matt Lamb
https://www.thecollegefix.com/facebook-censors-stanford-college-republicans-post-that-kenosha-shooter-acted-in-self-defense/

THE HILL
— Portland mayor to Trump: ‘It’s you who have created the hate and the division’ – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: How much pressure from Democrats is there on your mayor to get rid of the following in your municipality once and for all: individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time/)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/514378-portland-mayor-to-trump-its-you-who-have-created-the-hate-and-the

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Biden says Trump can’t stop violence he has ‘fomented’ for years.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-say-trump-can-t-stop-violence-because-he-has-n1238858

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump praises supporters amid deadly clashes with social justice protesters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/daily-202-big-idea/trump-praises-supporters-amid-deadly-clashes-with-social-justice-protesters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/31/its-obvious-why-wisconsin-officials-want-trump-stay-away/

WJLA
— 7 On Your Side takes a look at security for ballot drop boxes in the DMV – Scott Taylor
https://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/security-7-on-your-side-takes-a-look-at-ballot-drop-boxes

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-nazis-white-supremacists-kenosha-charlottesville-very-fine-people.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters attack Rittenhouse.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/trump-defends-suspected-kenosha-shooter-kyle-rittenhouse.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Predict Even More Division If Trump Loses Reelection
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/voters_predict_even_more_division_if_trump_loses_reelection

August 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— COVID 19 Illinois: IL reports 1,832 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1832-new-covid-19-cases-27-deaths/6380115/

NBC5
— Several Illinois Counties Installing Drop Boxes for Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cook County announced it will have more than 50 drop boxes available at voting sites in multiple suburbs – Astrid Galvan and Christina A. Cassidy
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/several-illinois-counties-installing-drop-boxes-for-vote-by-mail-ballots/2325619/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-dispensary-2nd-downtown-opens-in-river-north/2325800/
— Citing Threats, Mayor Defends Police Presence, Protest Restrictions at Her Home Chicago Police Supt. David Brown noted that “protesting in neighborhoods is not legal,” referencing a law that declares residential picketing “inappropriate in our society”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/citing-threats-mayor-defends-police-presence-protest-restrictions-at-her-home/2325754/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mayor Lightfoot defends beefed-up police presence near her home – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mayor-lightfoot-defends-beefed-up-police-presence-near-her-home

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump invokes ‘blood-stained sidewalks of Chicago’ in attack on Joe Biden – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-chicago-attack-20200821-wi4me3dybfc6vc7ije3pxkslsa-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,832 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 more deaths reported as state sets testing record for second day in a row
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200820-szrab7oxkfcsznbv5ihxlfkr64-story.html
— Citing threats, Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends ban on protesters on her block: ‘I have a right to make sure that my home is secure’ – GREGORY PRATT, JEREMY GORNER and MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-lightfoot-home-protests-20200820-s563zjj4uzc2rcbprrruzalwaq-story.html
— Pritzker’s graduated tax follies: He opened his wallet but closed his ears – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-ivory-black-business-tax-20200820-sfxd72g5yzcdjkmsr2576ea4si-story.html
— Impatience with Mayor Lightfoot — and from her — grows as violence rages – DAVID GREISING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-unrest-violent-crime-looting-lightfoot-greising-20200820-mjgeovxgpzbhfoga3a7tma6vau-story.html
— Slogan or agenda? The blurry meaning of ‘Black Lives Matter’ – ERIC ZORN (DIERSEN: BLM’s agenda is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-black-lives-matter-slogan-marxism-zorn-20200820-sqjz4refn5esxfehqev2gax4sm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/20/21378020/gov-j-b-pritzker-joe-biden-endorsement-presidential-election-democrats-endorsement
— Lightfoot defends heavy police presence around her home “Given the threats that I have personally received. Given the threats to my home and my family, I’m gonna do everything to make sure that they are protected,” the mayor said Thursday. “I make no apologies whatsoever for that.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/20/21377608/lightfoot-police-home-security-protests-george-floyd-pandemic-logan-square
— Chicago ‘lefties’ still feelin’ the Bern, but not looking to burn Biden — see Dem nominee as stepping-stone to progress “I fully expect our movement to continue once Joe Biden is elected,” said progressive firebrand Stacy Davis Gates. “Donald Trump is a fascist that has to be put down. We have to focus our attention on removing him from the White House. That’s not in argument.” – Rachel Hinton and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/20/21376183/chicago-progressives-joe-biden-kamala-harris-sanders-democratic-socialist-trump-liberal
— Police union donates nearly $58,000 to former judge looking to unseat Kim Foxx The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police on Wednesday officially endorsed Pat O’Brien, the Republican nominee for Cook County state’s attorney. The FOP announced the decision in a post on the group’s Facebook page.- Fran Spielman and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/20/21377709/chicago-police-union-fop-donation-obrien-cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx
— Illinois ‘going in the wrong direction’ with 1,832 more coronavirus cases Health officials on Thursday also announced 27 more residents have been killed by the virus, raising the state’s death toll to 7,833. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/20/21377805/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-coronavirus-pritzker-august-20

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage referendums far from ‘pointless’ – Dan Cronin, county board chairman; Robert Berlin, state’s attorney; James Mendrick, sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200820/dupage-referendums-far-from-pointless
— Illinois once again averaging 20 COVID-19 deaths per day – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200820/illinois-once-again-averaging-20-covid-19-deaths-per-day
— Glen Ellyn mayor won’t seek 2nd term; party recruits municipal candidates – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200820/glen-ellyn-mayor-wont-seek-2nd-term-party-recruits-municipal-candidates
— Facing tax evasion charge, state Sen. Link to step down as Democratic leader in Lake County – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200820/facing-tax-evasion-charge-state-sen-link-to-step-down-as-democratic-leader-in-lake-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Battle heats up over graduated income tax  Both friends and foes of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s tax amendment step up their game on a closely contested issue. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/battle-heats-over-graduated-income-tax

WBBM
— Raoul: Republicans Are Surrendering Their Party To A Racist, Misogynistic Philosophy; Democrats Must Be Bold Enough To Push Back – CRAIG DELLIMORE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs on your city council enact ordinances that officially banish Republicans from your municipality?)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/raoul-democrats-must-be-bold-enough-to-push-back

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump, you must vote – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/democrats-pound-their-message-to-oust-trump-you-must-vote
— Trump wants SCOTUS OK to block critics on Twitter – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents who discourage everyone from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but who regularly read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails themselves?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-wants-scotus-ok-to-block-critics-on-twitter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to block critics from his personal Twitter account. The administration said in a high-court filing Thursday that Trump’s @realdonaldtrump account with more than 85 million followers is his personal property and blocking people from it is akin to elected officials who refuse to allow their opponents’ yard signs on their front lawns.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Board Sets Salaries for 2021-25 Term, Removes Monetary Incentive for Running for Trustee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/20/mchenry-township-board-sets-salaries-for-2021-25-term-removes-monetary-incentive-for-running-for-trustee/
— County, Township Boards Spurn Jack Franks Sexual Allegation Referendum Diversions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/20/county-township-boards-spurn-jack-franks-sexual-allegation-referendum-diversions/
— State Rep. Tom Weber Surveys Voters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/20/state-rep-tom-weber-surveys-voters/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Local Health Departments: Mask As I Say, Not As I Do – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/local-health-departments-mask-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/

CAPITOL FAX
— State Republicans won’t hold any “media advised events” during their convention
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/20/state-republicans-wont-hold-any-media-advised-events-during-their-convention/
— 1,832 new cases, 27 additional deaths, 1,519 hospitalized, 4.4 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/20/1832-new-cases-27-additional-deaths-1519-hospitalized-44-percent-positivity-rate/
— Link to resign as Lake County Democratic Chairman on September 15
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/20/link-to-resign-as-lake-county-democratic-chairman-on-september-15/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— BLM Leader Likens U.S. Government to ‘Terrorists’ – Alex Nester
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/blm-leader-likens-u-s-government-to-terrorists/

BREITBART
— Newt Gingrich: Too Much Power Is Concentrated in the Hands of Big Tech CEOs – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/19/newt-gingrich-too-much-power-is-concentrated-in-the-hands-of-big-tech-ceos/

NEWSMAX
— Republicans Ignore Trump’s Warnings, Tout Mail-In Voting – Jeffrey Rodack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/republicans-mail-in-voting-absentee-ballots-fraud/2020/08/20/id/983042/
— Harris’s Personal Story Won’t Rally Black Women – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.newsmax.com/patriceleeonwuka/independent-teachers-uber/2020/08/20/id/983146/

FEDERALIST
— Joe Biden’s Flip-Flops Prove He’s Not Running His Own Campaign The truth is that Joe Biden, the candidate, is not the Joe Biden campaign. The left will mold him like clay into anything they want. He is their useful idiot. – Bob Anderson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/20/joe-bidens-flip-flops-prove-hes-not-running-his-own-campaign/
— House Democrats Propose A Racism Czar To Control National Memorials Section 754 of a bill presented by House Democrats proposes to regulate names on federal property based on ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion,’ which really means discriminating by race and ethnicity. – Krystina Skurk
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/20/house-democrats-propose-a-racism-czar-to-control-national-memorials/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dems in power births a socialist revolution – J.M. Phelps
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/08/20/journalist-dems-in-power-births-a-socialist-revolution

EPOCH TIMES
— Energy Secretary Launches Review, Asks For Investigation After ‘White Privilege’ Training Draws Criticism – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/energy-secretary-launches-review-asks-for-investigation-after-white-privilege-training-draws-criticism_3469557.html

THE HILL
— Black Lives Matter movement to play elevated role at convention – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/511932-black-lives-matter-movement-to-play-elevated-role-at-convention

POLITICO
— Conservative think tank asks FEC to probe tech bans on Laura Loomer Twitter and Facebook said Wednesday they do not plan to reinstate Loomer after her primary win. – CRISTIANO LIMA
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/20/fec-probe-tech-bans-laura-loomer-399391

NEW YORK TIMES
— Goodyear: Attire Supporting Police OK, but No Political Wear
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/08/20/business/bc-us-trump-goodyear.html
— Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump to 1.1 Million
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/20/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— Portland protesters set fire inside county building as tensions continue to escalate – Katie Shepherd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/19/portland-multnomah-building-fire/

DESERT SUN
— USA Today Network sets new goals for newsroom diversity by 2025 – Julie Makinen (DIERSEN: To set a diversity goal is to stop hiring and to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/08/20/column-usa-today-network-sets-new-goals-newsroom-diversity-2025/3360173001/

FOX 21
— Denver home seller admits taking Black Lives Matter signs – AP (DIERSEN: BLM signs and “Dump Trump” signs discourage those who are the following from buying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/denver-home-seller-admits-taking-black-lives-matter-signs/

FORBES
— How Technology Is Fueling Social Justice During A Pandemic – Tal Frankfurt
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/08/20/how-technology-is-fueling-social-justice-during-a-pandemic/
— We Think Social Platforms Censor Political Views. Because Politicians Want Us To. – Rob Pegoraro
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robpegoraro/2020/08/20/we-think-social-platforms-censor-political-views-because-politicians-want-us-to/
— 6 Things To Remove From Your Résumé – Ashira Prossack (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashiraprossack1/2020/08/20/6-things-to-remove-from-your-resume/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dates other than listing your work history. Unfortunately age discrimination, whether intentional or unintentional, happens more often than it should. The only dates that belong on your résumé are the dates of your work history. Graduation year and dates from any other certifications or qualifications should also be left off. Your degree and any other qualifications are what matter, not when you got them. Details that give away your age. There are some subtle and not so subtle details that can give insight into your age. Including your GPA, using your school email address, and embellished job descriptions for entry level positions (ie, managed customer expectations while expertly crafting espresso beverages as a description for a barista position) are indicators of a younger candidate. On the other hand, using a font like Times New Roman, having an AOL or Hotmail email address, and even something as subtle as double spacing after a period are indicators of an older candidate. . .A photo. Having a photo opens you up to potential discrimination. Whether that discrimination is unintentional or intentional, it’s still detrimental to your chances of being hired. Your appearance has no bearing on your ability to do the job, so therefore your photo has no place on your résumé.)
— 73% Of U.S. Adults (Especially Republicans) Think Social Media Platforms Censor Posts, Survey Reports – Siladitya Ray
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/08/19/73-of-us-adults-especially-republicans-think-social-media-platforms-censor-posts-survey-reports/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “60% of Republicans Support Kamala Harris’ Proposal to Legalize Marijuana Nationwide.”
https://www.newsweek.com/60-republicans-support-kamala-harris-proposal-legalize-marijuana-nationwide-poll-1526421

August 16 Morning Edition

TRUMP/PENCE CAMPAIGN
— Vice President Mike Pence to Deliver Remarks on Joe Biden’s Failure to Put American Workers First August 19 – Darien, Wisconsin
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/vice-president-mike-pence-to-deliver-remarks-on-joe-bidens-failure-to-put-american-workers-first-19-aug

ABC7
— 24 arrested, several injured after Chicago police, demonstrators clash during protest in Loop CPD expected to release video showing beginning of clash Sunday – John Garcia, Cate Cauguiran and Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: Constructively, the protesters, vandals, looters, and rioters are shouting “VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS OR WE WILL DESTROY YOUR MUNICIPALITY LIKE WE ARE DESTROYING CHICAGO” and “THE DAMAGE THAT WE ARE INFLICTING ON DEMOCRAT-LED CHICAGO IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE THAT WE WILL INFLICT ON REPUBLICAN-LED MUNICIPALITIES.”)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/24-arrested-several-hurt-after-cpd-protesters-clash-in-loop/6372706/

NBC5
— 24 Arrested, 17 Officers Injured After Chicago Protests ‘Hijacked,’ Police Say The demonstrations began at Chicago’s iconic Bean before the group traveled to Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, where multiple incidents were reported
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/24-arrested-17-officers-injured-after-chicago-protests-hijacked-police-say/2323071/
— Political Leaders, Activist Groups Criticize Police After Clashes Between CPD, ‘Agitators’ Sunday The demonstrations began at Chicago’s iconic Bean before the group traveled to Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, where multiple incidents were reported
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/political-leaders-activist-groups-criticize-police-after-clashes-between-cpd-agitators-sunday/2323168/
— Video Shows Police Pepper Spray, Swarm Protesters Amid Tense Scenes in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/video-shows-police-pepper-spray-swarm-protesters-amid-tense-scenes-in-chicago/2323042/

CBS2
— Protesters, Police Clash Violently On Downtown Streets; Supt. Brown Says Agitators Assaulted Officers – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/15/protesters-police-clash-violently-on-downtown-streets-supt-brown-says-agitators-assaulted-officers/
— Demonstrators Clash With Police Downtown, 24 People Arrested (DIERSEN: My wife worked in an office building near Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive 1970-1992. My wife worked in downtown Chicago 1968-1992 and I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and 1973-1997.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/15/live-updates-despite-earlier-plans-protest-march-avoids-dan-ryan-continue-march-through-downtown/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter photos show a large group of protesters and police officers gathered in the area of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive. The Michigan Avenue Bridge has been raised, and police were reportedly trying to move the protesters into the Loop.)
— DISGUSTING: Doctors Don Black Scrubs For Black Lives (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4667742-doctors-don-black-scrubs-for-black-lives/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police clash with protestors downtown in heated exchange
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-clash-with-protestors-downtown-in-heated-exchange
— CPD plans to release video footage of incident that sparked violence, 24 arrests downtown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cpd-plans-to-release-video-footage-of-incident-that-sparked-violence-24-arrests-downtown

WGN RADIO
— Portland police declare riot, push protesters from building – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/anti-police-brutality-rally-returns-to-oregons-biggest-city/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Downtown protest turns into violent clash between Chicago police and marchers, injuring dozens of officers and demonstrators – PAIGE FRY

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-downtown-protests-violent-20200816-v7yrehiibnbkvfpqxsijgz4cme-story.html
— What is ballot harvesting? Here’s a look at the practice in the United States. – MICHELLE L. PRICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-what-is-ballot-harvesting-20200815-uyyyetfuojbvtpwqsa5gownyba-story.html
— Best cars for young drivers – Phoebe Wall Howard (DIERSEN: What did you do with the money that you earned from summer jobs? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964. I washed dishes during the summer of 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. I used the money that I earned a) to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, b) to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, c) to pay for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968, d) to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and f) to pay for room and board, tuition, and books at NIU 1969-1970.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/south-florida-sun-sentinel-sunday/20200816/282321092367743

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shutting down public transit is unfair to Chicagoans who need it most The repeated evening and overnight shutdowns of CTA, Divvy and paratransit service in the downtown area set an alarming precedent. – Amy Rynell, Executive Director, Active Transportation Alliance
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/16/21369119/public-transit-cta-divvy-shutdowns-downtown-active-transportation-alliance-letters

DAILY HERALD
— Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in Illinois – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200815/editorial-link-case-emphasizes-need-for-legislative-ethics-reform-in-illinois

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ratings move race toward Davis; fight over corporate PAC money goes on – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20200815/bernard-schoenburg-ratings-move-race-toward-davis-fight-over-corporate-pac-money-goes-on

ABC PEORIA
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ March shows support for Peoria law enforcement – Paige Blanzy
https://hoiabc.com/2020/08/15/back-the-blue-march-shows-support-for-peoria-law-enforcement/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Ballot harvesting’ targeted amid fight over voting rules – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ballot-harvesting-targeted-amid-fight-over-voting-rules-08-15-2020-193336966

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— City Seeks Candidates For Vacant Ward 3 Alderman Seat (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/city-seeks-candidates-vacant-ward-3-alderman-seat

CITY JOURNAL
— When Authority Vanishes Chicago’s leaders have surrendered to vandals. – John O. McGinnis
https://www.city-journal.org/looter-vandals-sack-chicagos-north-side

CHICAGO NOW
— FEAR, ANGER, OR DISGUST/ HAS CHICAGO HAD ENOUGH?/ RIOTS JOIN THE SHOOTINGS AND KILLINGS – BOB ANGONE
http://www.chicagonow.com/just-sayin/2020/08/fear-anger-or-disgust-has-chicago-had-enough/

CENTER SQUARE
— After patronage scandal, Democrats differ on whether to take political money Madigan controls – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, all of their operatives, and all of their dupes have always promoted patronage. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus/focused on promoting patronage.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/after-patronage-scandal-democrats-differ-on-whether-to-take-political-money-madigan-controls/article_b0af9d02-dda4-11ea-83ca-13fd8a3d6d99.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Erik Ruth Being Eyed as Most Viable Candidate to Replace Allen Skillicorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/erik-ruth-being-eyed-as-most-viable-candidate-to-replace-allen-skillicorn/
— IL 14- Oberweis Internet Ad Appears in AP Story and on Drudge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/il-14-oberweis-internet-ad-appears-in-ap-story/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— New voting laws reignite battle over ‘ballot harvesting’ – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/16/ballot-harvesting-battle-rages-amid-new-voting-law/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘We need your strong voice across the country’: NYPD union endorses Trump – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nypd-union-backs-trump-in-first-ever-presidential-endorsement-for-group

FOX NEWS
— Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx is soft on criminals, fails to do her job — crime soars Politicians and their failed policies have made Chicago a city that now borders on unlivable – John Catanzara
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-crime-kim-foxx-john-cantanzara

DAILY WIRE
— Democrat-Controlled Chicago Spent $66 Million On A Coronavirus Facility That Treated 38 Patients—Total – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-controlled-chicago-spent-66-million-on-a-coronavirus-facility-that-treated-38-patients-total

PJ MEDIA
— The Obama-Biden Administration Removed Thousands of USPS Collection Boxes – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, I often drove a Post Office truck and collected mail from collection boxes.)
https://pjmedia.com/election/matt-margolis/2020/08/15/flashback-the-obama-biden-administration-removed-thousands-of-usps-collection-boxes-n796263

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— Democrats win, Conservative journalists will be censored – Joseph Ragonese (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who actively work/worked against conservatives. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/democrats-win-conservative-journalists-will-be-censored-131604/

THE HILL
— Taylor Swift: Trump’s ‘calculated dismantling’ of USPS proves he’s trying to ‘blatantly cheat’ election – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who actively work/worked against conservatives. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/512172-taylor-swift-trumps-calculated-dismantling-of-usps-proves-hes-trying
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In behind-the-scenes clips from her Netflix documentary, “Miss Americana,” the songwriter discussed her decision to actively work against the president.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Harris.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/512011-harris-looks-to-complete-biden-path-to-presidency

CNN
— A violent protest in Chicago leads to 2 dozen people arrested and 17 officers injured – Kay Jones
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/16/us/chicago-police-protests-arrests/index.html
— Six questions about slavery reparations, answered – Breeanna Hare and Doug Criss (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you should pay more reparations: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider (except Joe Biden), and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/us/slavery-reparations-explanation-trnd/index.html

YAHOO NEWS
— You don’t need the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your mail-in ballot – Jon Ward
https://news.yahoo.com/you-dont-need-the-us-postal-service-to-vote-your-mail-in-ballot-210121973.html
— Why India Wants to Claim Kamala – Shruti Rajagopalan
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-india-wants-claim-kamala-000001993.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump says it could take ‘months’ or ‘years’ to know election results President Donald Trump’s comments come amid widespread concern that the U.S. Postal Service is not prepared for the increase of mail-in ballots this November. – Lauren Egan
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-says-it-could-take-months-or-years-know-election-n1236878

CBS NEW YORK
— DISGUSTING: Doctors Wear Black Scrubs To Honor Black Lives Matter Movement (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4667741-doctors-wear-black-scrubs-to-honor-black-lives-matter-movement/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans insist that millions of Americans want to vote for Trump but won’t admit it. Polling experts tell a different story.” In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, if you display a Trump sign in your front yard, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote hatred against you. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/us/politics/trump-polls.html
— Who Holds the Key to a New America? A historic low-income-voter turnout in 2020 would mean a victory for Democrats. – William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get elected and reelected, Democrats promise to use government to take money away those who have more money and to give that money to those who a) have less money, b) are moderate or liberal, c) are non-White, d) are non-male, e) are non-heterosexual, f) are not married, g) are younger, h) are non-Christian, i) are non-Italian American, j) are non-German American, k) are veteran, l) are in America illegally, and m) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/opinion/2020-low-income-voters.html
— Black Like Kamala Republican efforts to deny Senator Harris’s identity as an African-American and turn her into a noncitizen are destined to fail. – Jamelle Bouie (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America be required to publish their DNA? What if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me as well as the fact that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. Again, what if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/opinion/kamala-harris-black-identity.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters and hate-filled White hating Whites who pander to hate-filled White-hating White haters are overjoyed that “Nationwide, for the first time in this country’s history, whites make up less than half of the population under the age of 16.” How soon, if not already, will schools, employers, organizations, etc. post signs that say that “WHITES ARE NOT WELCOME?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/second-generation-immigrant-kamala-harris.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris eligibility – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/newsweek-apologizes-for-op-ed-questioning-harris-birthright/2020/08/15/21a1183e-df2a-11ea-b4f1-25b762cdbbf4_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it clear that they will destroy you if you question Harris’s citizenship.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/16/theres-no-question-about-harriss-citizenship-so-why-is-trump-questioning-it/

NEW YORK POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Black Lives Matter groups are multiplying — and competing for donations – Isabel Vincent
https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/blm-groups-are-multiplying-and-competing-for-donations/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Five candidates to face off for two seats on Laguna Beach City Council – LILLY NGUYEN (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-08-15/five-candidates-to-face-off-for-two-seats-on-laguna-beach-city-council

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump has a plan to steal the election and it’s not clear Democrats have a plan to stop him. Trump has shown he’s much better at crushing democracy than our institutions are at preserving it. This compulsion to believe he’s a fool has real costs.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/16/donald-trump-steal-2020-election-democrats-must-stop-him-column/3372658001/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— More than 223K mailed ballots returned undelivered in primary – Rory Appleton
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/more-than-223k-mailed-ballots-returned-undelivered-in-primary-2095001/

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Charlotte’s mayor apologized for the city’s role in systemic racism. What comes next? – DANIELLE CHEMTOB AND LAUREN LINDSTROM (DIERSEN: If/when your mayor apologizes for your municipality’s role in systemic racism, which of your municipality’s residents will your mayor punish? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that your mayor will punish you: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article244962035.html

REPORTER HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-Trump rally draws several hundred to ‘Liberty Island’ in Loveland. ‘Rally for the Republic’ was organized by MAGA Trump Colorado. – MAX LEVY
https://www.reporterherald.com/pro-trump-rally-draws-several-hundred-to-liberty-island-in-loveland

NBC 12
— OUTSTANDING: Entire neighborhood lights up blue in show of ‘amazing support’ for law enforcement – Mark Davenport
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/08/14/entire-neighborhood-lights-up-blue-show-amazing-support-law-enforcement/

GRAND ISLAND INDEPENDENT
— OUTSTANDING: Crowd turns out for Back the Blue walk – Brandon Summers
https://theindependent.com/news/local/watch-now-crowd-turns-out-for-back-the-blue-walk/article_4b300268-df6c-11ea-8cd3-4b171ad313d0.html

WBNG
— Pro-police demonstrators speak out in Bainbridge – Jack Arpey
https://wbng.com/2020/08/15/black-lives-matter-pro-police-demonstrators-speak-out-in-bainbridge/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A disgusting pot pusher asks “Can Kamala Harris Get Joe Biden to Push for Legalizing Pot?”
https://www.creators.com/read/steve-chapman/08/20/can-kamala-harris-get-joe-biden-to-push-for-legalizing-pot